The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-03-18
A SWAMP MYSTERY.


- H-Aia-fi q A-e year l-lt was par
tieailiiT bog On the coast Of North Car
oina. l. ereE did something 70 eoun-
ier4ci Tie more destructive heat Of the
ciTl rzT-
eeaersi burnside had CAPTURED long
reach ~ the seab1ard. and had estab.
Listed his had Iuariers at New berne.
~ battles followed very soon, nor any
Storms 10 speak o. but the army and the
EcatheT we're fast getting INTO s high
siais q FrcFarafion for either kind Of
erect
Incfr Eers IHion troops Al Port Macon
and Eorehes4 titF, not many miles up
ne coas. from AeEbefne, snd much pay
80 due then.
In mo1ey came down from the North
in aulFi and couple Of plymasters re-
ceifea eras-s e 60 81 once and deal il
cat r. The meu-
heiafe fle var q railEag had been con
sirucice from AeEbcrne 70 Norehead
tiig- lis rails were sill there. but all
~ to'-.ns stock, with the exception Of
oac hzud-rar had gone into the interior
fhe state. The Fladuct was only lust
wee e1oueh 10 carry the rails and much
q NJ eoufse uas through swamp whose
oensf 1nshes EeEe nov luEsEiaily reach
,ag or A. II they EaeAui 70 capture the
ir1ek b-fare the end Of the season.
nc iuariermasirr placed his one
ha81-car a The disposal q the parmas-
t-rt. lie did 50 with the pleasaut infog-
nataan fhlt a. tie previous crening the
a-sy loH.cderates had made g raid and
nild srert aHsg all the pickeis posted
along NJ line Of The Hallway. NeE pick
e. hsl been posted. he tod them, and
iilsir pr posed trip would be reasonably
eafe.
That T." be fad, 4 guess you're
a4,e IRON any fonieds but If you don't
gel iaro-sh before dark Id adyse ycu
T. - pretty prompt about answering any
hail The boEs'i all be vide awake
fAls tir1e- They Eou'f be slow alto I
=. care ~ flieIus.siVcs n he .ds<l.-
= IN - ~ hor % AndeTsonville
1hEt usTnisg made the Paymaster
sl-ke hls head and grew 10 importance
iseia1t ne hand-cnr set out. for il was
- enough thar Il would be dark be-
iafc M irlp could b. half made. Pre-
&C ? hoE dark Il would be or why was
noi - pei Imagined By anybody.
lbere Eere nine men huddled on that
l,a1fi-ez- shea Z sent 4 sergeant and I
islF so-lieu Eere rs motive power.
gn4r1 AID earfls1n. The writer Of this
siffs aAs there altogether IS an adren- /
il-er 1N1 "a masters. with the rank
% nelors and one clerk were In CHARGE
q aiaek box ooata ming over $50. 0O0ia I
ezceniizc1s, 70 be sat cred among the |
volunteer % tie morrow.
Ihe ar eTeH noTs and more close and 4
sl.trT, aBa lsf before night q sort Of .
il-se Lsszn 20 rsse over the eastern hori- /
sor.
That n "a joT, sad the Sergeant
70 ousaf fhe faymas;ers. s.Ne'r. eoine
70 hear frum Cape Hasteras %
.-ristu comingf
-'Rigki sisns. 'Twont take it long
@ cute
BE "a corrsci As 20 the time required
b. llFe Hst.erss, o. uhafeFer was man
lsirg tilri storm The SKY rapidly grew
8iack a. INK and darkness came with
5ui Eaoaerese reference 70 the departing
sun.
tlsi before entering The denser thick
- " ne swamp, q picket MAS reached
NC ne citcer ~ cLsfge repeated the
Ea1uilg q tas QuartzTmaster:
Be readr = alsEer riglt aEaT. tn
BE- Fii-h dA-k and some q the boys are
lcrsous, after last nights work They'll
ha0; quicir.
Ehaf Gas 70 the Sergeant, but Il was
pyusEsfeT rhG replied
Vel. nov. CAPTAIN. We didn't say
Q. bui Ee thought The TIP would be
der b night fhan By day. The men
lzEe 20 20 base the money
-'iioisc fle C0ufeds won't get II ten.
M leF thrnugh. >eEeeani, but look
hzTp The sf0Fm's most got iere. - He
i.o Eas carrrrf about the weather. 10
En- minutes more scrh q storm had ar !
iFr1 a. Vas > credit 70 Cape Hat;eras
q The sfaose feac0az q North Caro-
"a ur rolled tie handcar. its crouch !
- passenger drenched with rain that /.
"a a. . cans rather tban drops. The !
gliuinr flashed ainost incessanfly, and
b. tnander ssemed 70 be rolling around !
] over the swamp. Except where & :
freak g Lightning cleft il, the darkness
As Ike o solid wall. and there was
e tbcr headlight nor hand lantern mo
de- fos fhat handoar.
MaTst storm ] ever saw. remarked
BE- sergfEzt and one Of the brace Of
ior who we're acting g. motive power /,
Tunisc back az Inn .-Il's the worst !.
inc 81 q storm, bat you cant see it.
J. vas g iust correction Of the state
ient aade by the Sergeant. but AZ that !,
.oEcui bears, dep. al bat sepli, hral /
DICE fr0l among the bushes and black =
~ a tbc right Of the track con- 7
larded
Hat
stop her Quick, boys exclaimed :
BE- Sergeant, aud as the men changed I
lziartiy iron motive power into brakes, /,
{ fpr-1g from the car into water above i,
j. kneez aud Eaded forward % answer i
Be bal and give the countersign- l
J. N1s al n vain DcWn came
qroie ieluGe q rain and thicker dark !
- Then = riFidBess OF blue e.ec- y
lciiE danced through the drip NJ !.
: .hes nud . great roar Of thunder fol- :,
.Esd L a. Z IL search Of the bidder =,
pickct.' Neither rain, nor lightning, i
n n ndcr. nor the anxious question :
g q tie Sergeant discovered him. =
There be was. or mus have been. dead :,
alisf. for hs had said .-haif, . but tia :,
e. apparent , AZ be he'd 70 say. r
The sergeant spiashed his way back :
The hz1d-csr, using very strong ian =
laEt. ADD Il MAS decided 20 60 forward.
'He're just a. Likely % be fred into,
=, fhine, seansrksd the Psynsster's in
RI. and shey'd hit some Of %. sufotr d
Dnff - fkr -.ornasfe-r eg-ee1 nth =.